Two weeks ago on “Light Over Heat,” I gave an overview of my 9th Sociology of Guns class field trip to the gun range. Last week’s video recapped the trip. This week, I comment on the students’ field trip reflection essays. I will also be posting those essays, as usual, on this Gun Curious blog. So watch for those! If I have givenContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Class Field Trip to Gun Range Student Reflections (Light Over Heat #66)”
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Sociology of Guns Student Range Field Trip Recap (Light Over Heat #65)
In last week’s “Light Over Heat” video, I gave an overview of my 9th Sociology of Guns class field trip to the gun range. This week’s video recaps the trip. Next week I will comment on the students’ field trip reflection essays. I will also be posting those essays, as usual, on this blog. IfContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Student Range Field Trip Recap (Light Over Heat #65)”
Sociology of Guns Student Range Field Trip Overview (Light Over Heat #64)
In this week’s “Light Over Heat” video, I give an overview of my 9th Sociology of Guns class field trip to the gun range. This video was recorded before the students arrived at the range, so in next week’s video, I will discuss the shooting itself. And in the coming weeks, I will (as before)Continue reading “Sociology of Guns Student Range Field Trip Overview (Light Over Heat #64)”
Visiting the National Gun Owners Association of Kenya Range in Kiambu
One of the students in my Sociology of Guns seminar last fall grew up in Nairobi, Kenya and still has family there. She is what I would call an open-minded critic of guns, or perhaps a gun skeptic, as reflected in her class range field trip reflection, “The Gun Felt More Like a Dangerous ToolContinue reading “Visiting the National Gun Owners Association of Kenya Range in Kiambu”
In Search of the Elusive Liberal Gun Owner Deep in the Heart of Texas (Light Over Heat #40)
For my 40th consecutive weekly video, a light(-hearted) take: An anthropological expedition to the heart of deep red Texas in search of the elusive species known as the Liberal Gun Owner. Please enjoy! Thanks to Randy Miyan, Executive Director of the Liberal Gun Owners, for the gun range sizzle reel used here. See also: LiberalContinue reading “In Search of the Elusive Liberal Gun Owner Deep in the Heart of Texas (Light Over Heat #40)”
Student Reflections on Field Trip to Gun Range, 2022 (Light Over Heat #38)
Last week on “Light Over Heat,” I reported on my 8th Sociology of Guns class field trip to the gun range. This week, I summarize major themes in the students’ field trip reflection essays and read some snippets of the essays that highlight those themes. Later this week on this blog, I will begin postingContinue reading “Student Reflections on Field Trip to Gun Range, 2022 (Light Over Heat #38)”
Students’ One Word Responses to Gun Range Field Trip
To prime my Sociology of Guns class’ discussion of our field trip to the gun range, I gave each student an index card and asked them to write down the first word that came to mind when thinking back on the experience. The photo below shows the 16 diverse responses.
Show and Tell in Sociology of Guns Class
In my Sociology of Guns class yesterday, we de-briefed our field trip to the gun range the previous week. Some of the students’ written reflections are forthcoming – always some of the most read posts on this blog. In the meantime, pictured below are 4 ammunition cartridges I brought with me to show the class.Continue reading “Show and Tell in Sociology of Guns Class”
Sociology of Guns Field Trip to Gun Range, 2022 (Light Over Heat #37)
Under beautiful, sunny North Carolina skies, my Fall 2022 Sociology of Guns seminar students completed their mandatory field trip to the gun range on August 31st. This is the 8th time I have taught the course and the 8th successful field trip we have taken as a class. All the students left the range withContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Field Trip to Gun Range, 2022 (Light Over Heat #37)”
Shooting Guns is Normal
In his excellent book, The Gun Gap, political scientist Mark Joslyn highlights the ways in which gun owners and non-owners live in very different social worlds. For example, non-owners are much more likely than owners to say none of their friends own guns. Unfortunately, one of the few times these different social worlds come togetherContinue reading “Shooting Guns is Normal”
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